A week ago I wrote a blog of Three Sighs below a picture of the Bridge of Sighs in locked down Venice. Today I write an energised celebratory blog under an image of the Edinburgh Festival Fireworks which may not…
Tag: creative producing
Creativity at a time of discord
Yesterday I had the joy of leading a session with 15 creative beings who had chosen to explore the world of creative producing with EPAD. The Edinburgh Performing Artist Development network if a wonderful service provider for independent creatives who…
Creative Producers Make More than Tea
If I have learned anything in my 6 years with Mountview, and 4 years of that conceiving, championing and teaching the MA in Creative Producing, it is that the title “creative producer” needs to be kept. And we still have…
We’re having guests round – At Theatre503 – come join us.
I’m sitting in Theatre503 as the get-in flows smoothly for the 12 new solo shows which will premier here from Tue 3 – Sat 14 July. Out there are thousands of theatregoers who love new work, love powerful pieces of…
National Student Drama Festival – 2016
What do the Addams Family, Toyland murders, verbatim theatre on child pornography, fast turnaround arts journalism, and a 3hr course of creative producing have in common? The answer is Scarborough and the National Student Drama Festival. For the 2nd year…
Creative Producing – tautology and balancing act
An update from my last blog as promised. After a provocative discussion with writers, producers and directors yesterday at Mountview, joined by the eminent David Glass, I am more convinced than ever of the need to continue with the rather , some…
Creating, producing and “shipping it out”
Rather a busy theatre going week last week with The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist at Bussey Building in Peckham, as part of Townsend Productions two play residency + a post show inspirational session from the author Stephen Lowe; First Lady Suite…
Exploring MA might – and the need for producers
This week I met, and began work with, the first cohort of MA Creative Producers studying at Mountview. In the same week other emerging producers and theatremakers have chosen the MA route signing up with Central or Birkbeck or LSBU…
23 New Creative Theatre Producers in one room
My third blog from The National Student Drama Festival – this time cheering the role of Creative Producers, the lovely opportunity to make connections, and the rather unexpected claim from one panelist that there were no such thing as producers…